I’ve been writing about abortion — not “life” or “choice” or “reproductive justice” or whatever euphemism is in vogue — for almost four years and last weekend I finally attended the National March for Life in Washington D.C. Anti-abortion activists have been making annual pilgrimages to D.C. since 1974, demanding an end to what they see as the great evil of our time, amidst a multitude of lesser evils, a daily stream of man-made horrors beyond our comprehension.
Following Friday’s March for Life, anti-abortion advocacy group Students for Life held its National Pro-Life Summit on Saturday. Speakers included right-wing figures like Jack Posobiec, the author with a long history of promoting antisemitic and white supremacist content, former “Hercules” actor Kevin Sorbo, collegiate swimmer turned anti-trans activist Riley Gaines, and representatives from the Heritage Foundation and the Alliance Defending Freedom. Joining former Virginia Delegate Nick Freitas (R-Culpepper) for opening remarks was two top officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill and Assistant Secretary for Health and Head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Adm. Brian Christine.
During a $500 a plate breakfast at Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hill Club, March for Life Action donors heard from 22 Republican U.S. Representatives. Despite widespread conservative victories over reproductive rights since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision, Republicans are still looking to further limit access to abortion.
Anti-abortion activists rallied at the Denver Capitol Friday for the second annual Colorado March for Life. While Colorado anti-abortion groups have held annual marches and rallies to commemorate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade for decades, this event is affiliated with the national organization March for Life, which hosts its annual event in Washington, D.C.
Colorado anti-abortion activists spoke out against Colorado’s abortion policy and Proposition 89, the ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion access in Colorado’s Constitution, during the inaugural March for Life event in Denver on Friday.
Thousands showed up to the Celebrate Life Rally and March at Colorado’s Capitol Saturday to show support for ending legal abortion.
